2:40 this morning - the victim, a male. transported from the scene to the hospital where he died. as soon as we get an update we'll let you know. police investigating homicide n. las vegas blvd. & craig 1 man killed now, lets check in with cassandra jones joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. good morning i'm with fox5. cooler temperatures arrive today with an increase in gusts to 30 mph. we'll see a high of just 64 degrees today that will be one degree below average. we'll drop the gusts and see 68 wednesday, then 74 thursday.

to upper 70s for the weekend with a light breeze. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk it's caucus day here in nevada... it's going to be a jam packed day full of rallies... the first one starts in just a few hours. marco rubio is hosting a rally at the silverton this morning. doors open at 7. the rally starts at 8 rubio has a personal connection to nevada, spending 6 years of his childhood here. he has also picked up an endorsement from jeb bush who

the race this weekend. it may not matter though... donald trump was way ahead in the most recent polls... and is expected to carry the state tonight. "we have strong voters... that nobody else is going to be able to do." that same poll showing rubio at 19 percent, texas senator ted cruz at 17 percent with dr ben carson and ohio governor john kasich trailing in the single digits. now the caucus doesn't start until 5pm tonight - results aren't expected until after 9. all the candidates will be ping ponging across the state trying to squeeze out all the support they can. again the rubio rally is at the silverton casino at 8 this morning. doors open at 7am. tonight... nevada leiutenant governor mark hutchison will join supporters at a caucus night celebration for marco rubio. its happening at 9 p-m at dom demarco's pizzeria

doors open at 8:30. doctor ben carson will be at a town hall meeting this morning at sun city summerlin. carson will address the crowd from 10 to 11:30 a-m inside the mountain shadows community center. doors open at 8 a-m. following the town hall meeting... carson is hosting a luncheon across town at the red rock country club. the luncheon goes from noon to 1:30 in the afternoon. make sure you register for the event on doctor carson's website. front runner donald trump will start his day up in northern nevada speaking at a rally in sparks... trump will then fly back to vegas for his caucus watch party tonight. it starts at 8:00 o'clock inside the treasure island ballroom. doors there open at 5:30. senator ted cruz is working around the clock to get his message out to republican voters before tonight's caucus. cruz spoke about illegal immigration, and his efforts to protect american jobs yesterday at a rally at the durango hills community center. "every one of us is here today, because our country is in crisis. because we're bankrupting our kids and grandkids. because our

rights are under assault every single day." nevada attorney general adam laxalt is joining senator cruz on his tour of the silver state. cruz will attend rallies in minden and carson city today before he heads back to las vegas for a party at the y-m-c-a. both events are free. at 8 o'clock tonight, cruz will be back in las vegas for an election results party at the y-m- c-a on meadows lane. doors open at 8. at least one local republican lawmaker won't be caucusing here in nevada. congressman joe heck will not participate in tonight's event. his spokesman says instead, heck will be "doing his job in washington d-c." heck also has not endorsed a presidential candidate. back in december, he told fox5 none of the candidates checked all of his boxes on important issues. make sure to tune in to fox five news at five for the "first in the west" republican caucuses. we'll have live coverage from the candidates local caucus headquarters and results at the end

for a look at our full election coverage... head over to fox5vegas dot com and click on elections under the news tab. the clark county coroner has identified the woman who's body was found in a laundry chute at the d casino and hotel downtown. the coroner's office says its 26- year-old kalli medina-brown from the sacramento, california area. according to daily mail... the 26- year-old legal secretary was in town celebrating birthday when she was found unresponsive sunday morning. she was dead by the time help arrived. homicide detectives are investigating, calling her death suspicious. medina-brown's body was discovereddeath was shocking news to her loved ones back home, who had this to say about her. "cali was just a sweet kind all around great person who would talk to anyone whether it was a child or an old person. she just had a wonderful heart and soul."

a legal assistant at a firm in folsom. her co-workers say she will be deeply missed. police haven't said how her body ended up in the laundry chute. bail was set at 25-thousand dollars for the local father who's 12-year-old son shot and killed himself. 31-year-old odin manuel is facing child abuse charges because police say the gun the boy used was too easily accessible. "he had firearm in house it was loaded. child got a hold it wasn't properly locked up and now we have dead 12 year old because of his defendant action." a defender for manuel argued bail should be set low, so manuel could provide for his family and mourn the loss of his son. if manuel posts bail, he will be placed on house arrest. manuel is due back in court tomorrow. in another courtroom... lawyers debated with a judge over the questionairre that will be presented to a jury before deciding if javier righetti should be sentenced to death for killing

otremba. the arbor view sophomore was walking home house, when she was kidnapped, killed. righetti has the murder. friday's deadly strip is due before a judge tomorrow morning. yesterday police released more information about the suspect, omar talley's lengthy criminal record. fox5's christina maddela has a look at the police report.

that conclusion that led up to the shooting investigators say the man with the gun is talley, they think he pointed it an one of the women in the other car. a few minutes later, officers tell us shots were fired from tally's car at harmon west of the 15. in this exclusive video, you can see the scene friday morning as emergency crews closed off the street. that's where one woman was found shot, laying in the street. people heard the shots, i don't have an actual witness to the shooting from there, the car, with jackson in the passenger seat, drove to the cosmopolitan hotel valet. valet attendants helped jackson and the other woman in the car, both who had been shot. the two women died, jackson survived. christine maddela fox5 local las vegas>> talley told police he was drunk and under the influence of marijuana at the time. he continues to maintain his innocence, saying he took a cab to the strip and actually tried to break up the fight at the miracle mile parking garage.

and jennifer chicas, both from california, died in the shooting. we all know clark county is facing a teacher shortage... but it's also a problem in other parts of the country. clark county and the 'american association of colleges for teacher education' met at u-n-l-v yesterday to discuss solutions to the problem. clark county's shortage is partially due to the increasing number of students entering the district. to bring in more teachers... c-c-s-d is offering more than two dozen different ways to get licensed. "the goal of that was to create enough flexibility and accessability that qualified people who are interested in pursuing a career in education aren't restricted because of rigid curricula." we have information on how you can start a teaching career on the links page of our website, fox5 vegas dot com. coming up in our health headlines... new guidelines when it comes to

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cassandra jones and traffic solutions. this is fox5 news this morning. fiji is just beginning the clean up process after that devastating cyclone. on tuesday, people were handed out relief supplies. fiji's government says getting help to remote islands and communities remains a top priority. the powerful cyclone --- tore through the region on saturday... with winds reaching 177 miles per hour., thousands of homes were destroyed. more than 45- hundred people are displaced. and at least 29- people have died. officials say the storm is the strongest in fiji's recorded history. giant waves are washing over the roads in honolulu, and some are carrying big rocks with them. take a look. the water prompting officials to close a 12-mile stretch of highway... only emergency vehicles, city

residents are allowed to pass. department of transportation workers are cleaning up debris left by the waves. and take a look at this. this is the icy waters of the antarctic ocean. this is what scientists face when traveling to the u-s government's research facility. employees from the detroit zoological society are currently there to studying penguins. ((anchor chat)) good morning i'm

with fox5. cooler temperatures arrive today with an increase in gusts to 30 mph. we'll see a high of just 64 degrees today that will be one degree below average. we'll drop the gusts and see 68 wednesday, then 74 thursday. we'll shoot up to 77 on friday, with mid to upper 70s for the weekend with a light breeze.

here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk n-h-p spent several hours on the scene of a deadly crash near blue diamond. we're told one person died and another had to be airlifted to the hospital. the 5-vehicle crash happened just before six last night, at blue diamond and the state route 159 turn off. take a look at the photo n-h-p sent us from the scene. three of the vehicles involved motorcycles. the other two of the motorcycles crossed over into crash. all roads in the area have reopened. you can soon take a cruise down the king.

its changing riviera boulevard's name to elvis presley way. it is not clear when the change will officially take place. the new elvis presley way will run from the strip to paradise .. in front of the westgate. elvis performed 645 shows there.. when it was the international and then the las vegas hilton. in today's health news... health officials in canada are advising against colonoscopies for some people. the "canadian task force on preventive health" released an advisory, saying adults between 50 and 74, who are low risk and symptom free should instead be screened with a special kind of blood test every two years. or have a procedure known as flexible sig- moy-dos-copy, a procedure done every ten years. it's important to note that health offical here in the u.s still recommend a colonoscopy every ten years. fewer teens and young women are becoming infected with h-p-v. the c-d-c says infections from the sexually- transmitted

are down 64- percent in teens. all because more people are getting vaccinated. infections among women in their early twenties is also down by a thrid. but researchers say vaccination rates are currently still too low. two new studies say drinking three to five alcoholic drinks per week.. may be good for your heart. in one..researchers analyzed more than sixty thousand people.. they say those who reported having three to five drinks a week-- had a 33-percent lower risk of heart failure... in the second those who had the same amount of alcohol each week-- had a 28-percent lower risk of heart attack. important to note here... the team says they saw an increased risk of death from certain cardiovascular diseases... when people drank more than five drinks a week.. selfies have become part of

mastercard wants to use those personal snapshots to help prevent fraud. mary moloney shows us how it would work in today's consumer watch.

and mastercard is researching ways to use your heartbeat and scans of your eyes to authenticate purchases. this could be the future of protecting online shoppers from fraud. for consumer watch -- i'm mary moloney.>> a new way to communicate. see how a starbucks cashier is going above and beyond to connect with a deaf customer. "they laugh at us, our enemies laugh at us, but they see waterboarding and they chop off heads, they think we are soo stupid, you have no idea. i much like my head, i don't want to see it removed." donald trump's talking head is starring in a hilarious spoof for the "game of thrones." a look at the viral video, next.

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trending this morning... starbucks is an important daily staple to some coffee drinkers, so one virginia barista is hoping to make one customers expirence a little easier. he is learning sign language to connect with a deaf customer. the customer was thrilled to see a slight change in service when he visited his local starbucks last week. he posted this picture to show how the cashier made an effort to learn american sign language to take his order game of thrones is a great tv show on hbo... and they just added a new character. they call him trump. "the pope was in mexico...people are flooding across!" the video was put together by australian

you never know when someone's going to catch you off guard and snap a picture. yea, and once it hits social media its a mightmare. take look, kim kardashian posted this picture to instagram, she caught kanye west sleeping with north in nursery. and it didn't take long to for the internet to have some fun. one picture

kanye and you know he says he's broke so one person made a pic of him panhandling controlling the pet population. how you can get your pet spayed or neutered for free. we've got the details. divisive... stupid... a disgrace... these harsh words weren't said by donald trump... they were said about trump... and who said

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say he was abused by a woman caring for him. his family's message to other parents. republicans voters getting ready to caucus in nevada. and the presidential candidates are busy traveling all over the state in hopes of getting their votes. ((closed captioning will resume shortly)) ((closed captioning will resume shortly)) welcome back, i'm maria silva and i'm dave hall. we'll get those headlines in a minute, but first - cassandra jones has a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. cooler temperatures arrive today with an increase in gusts to 30 mph. we'll see a high of just 64 degrees today that will be one degree below average. we'll

see 68 wednesday, then 74 thursday. we'll shoot up to 77 on friday, with mid to upper 70s for the weekend with a light breeze. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk we start with the

scene of a homicide investigation... fox5 shannon moore is live at north las vegas bouvlevard and craig with the latest. we are still waiting to hear from metro - quite a few officers out here on the scene.. csi just arrived. they have the entire parking lot of the nellis suites blocked off - this location, directly across from nellis air force based we're told no one is allowed in or out of the parking lot at this time. we don't have too much information about what exactly happened -- officers confirming there was a homicide. it happened around 2:40 this morning - the victim, a male. transported from the scene to the hospital where he died. as soon as we get an update we'll let you know. police investigating homicide n. las vegas blvd. & craig 1 man killed a baby boy is

life after police say he was abused by the woman his parents trusted to care for him. the boy's parents almost three months ago and has had several surgeries since, just last night. martinez valle spoke to the family.

surgeries... his parents say doctors don't know how well he'll be able to recover... "completely different baby" the lopez's had trusted jonathan to smiley faces daycare, and while the facility was unlicensed, it was the same place their other two children were cared for. but when the owner left on a family emergency, their baby stayed in the hands of alejandra robles, a complete stranger... " wedo feel guilt, that we trusted someone so much with our children, with our baby." robles is now in jail for child abuse and neglect, she is one of two child abuse cases north las vegas police announced last week... the other involved cynthia lavender, a child care worker now facing charges of child abuse and murder for the death of a 5-month old. " as a licensed child care provider i always try to touch bases..." licensed daycare professionals say while a license wont guarantee absolute safety, it does guarantee a

check, stress management classes, and unannounced inspections... "always make sure that the facility is licensed, its not an 100 percent safety net, but it is important." for the lopez's, robles lack of training caused their child his health... now they hope justice makes her pay for her abuse... " i dont think any punishment is going to be enough, this is jonathan life that she robbed, miguel martinez valle fox5 local las vegas>> police say neither of the women arrested had a history of child protective service calls. the lopez family is waiting to hear the results of baby jonathan's latest cat scan. you can donate to their cause on go fund me by searching "baby jonathan's road to recovery." the page has collected more than 82-hundred dollars in donations toward the 20-thousand dollar goal. in national news... bill cosby's wife, camille, began her

"cammarata says: "she's his wife, she's, um... she has the ability to live with him, be with him, understand to the nature and the extent of his relationships, camille cosby gave her deposition at a hotel in boston... behind a black curtain with tight security. the case was brought by seven women who are accusing cosby of lying about sexual assault allegations against him. yesterday's testimony comes after cosby filed a countersuit against the women. in more national news... the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage in michigan saturday night... waives his right to self incrimination--and confesses! police say 45- year-old jason dalton is an uber driver - and former insurance adjuster. on saturday night..he allegedly went on what appears to be a random shooting spree..that claimed six peoples lives. michigan officers say he's already confessed to his crimes. his motive though, is still unknown. some uber passengers say that in the middle

he continued to pick up fares...and give rides. mellen says : "we got a mile from my house and then he got a telephone call and after he got that telephone call he started driving really erratically. we were running stop signs." mellen says: "and when we came to a stop, i jumped out the car and ran away." dalton faces faces six counts of murder. and two counts of attempted murder. michigan does not penalty. if found guilty... each murder charge carries a mandatory life sentence. apple and the f-b-i have yet to reach an agreement over an order to unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters... now family members of the victims are filing a brief on behalf of the government. "verdehyou says: "i personally feel very upset that apple is not cooperating with fbi." velasco says: "the bigger picture is that there might be some information in that phone." " apple is refusing to budge-- fighting a court order to help the f-b-i recover data from an i-phone used by one of the shooters.

james comey, firing back at critics who say forcing apple to preserve the data is a slippery slope... writing, quote, "the san bernardino litigation isn't about trying to set a precedent or send any kind of message. it is about the victims and justice." "napolitano says: "if apple had in its possession evidence the government wants, it would have to turn it over, but it doesn't - the government is asking apple to create something that doesn't exist, against its will and at its own expense." " yesterday apple tossed out the idea of creating a government panel on encryption... to help resolve this legal standoff and others like it in the future. it's a big day for nevada. the republican caucus is today... and rallies start in just a few hours. donald trump is dominating the polls right now. a recent cnn poll shows he's ahead with 45 percent support... followed by rubio at 19% and cruz at 17% lagging behind, dr. ben carson

support and ohio governor john kasich at 5 percent you must be a registered republican to caucus and the deadline to register-- has passed. the caucus starts tonight at 5. we of course will have continued coverage throughout all of our evening newscasts and online at fox5vegas.com republicans will caucus about 12 hours from now. registered republicans can start throwing their support behind the candidate of their choice starting at 5 o'clock. the deadline to register has already passed. so what happens if trump becomes president?? it's a long ways off... but some world leaders are already nervous.. ...the possibility of trump being president isn't sitting well with a number of world leaders. cnn's atika shubert has more on the international war of words.

turned reality star turned presidential candidate is now the front runner to become the republican nominee. but how would world leaders deal with a possible president trump? here's what they've said so far. "divisive, stupid and wrong." said british prime minister david cameron when trump wanted to ban muslims from travelling to the us. and the "great wall" of trump to keep illegal mexican immigrants out of the u.s.? pope francis called it "not christian". "enormous ignorance" and "irresponsible" is how mexican president enrique pena nieto described trump's wall. even his former business partner, prince alwaleed of saudi arabia - who says he bailed trump out of at least two financial transactions, in which trump was underwater. - called the donald "a disgrace". trump's response: he called the prince, "dopey." the only world leader with a kind word for trump has been russian

"a very colourful and talented man" putin said of trump. that may be, but even harry potter creator jk rowling had denounced trump as "worse than voldemort" but now with trump republican contender world leaders may actually have to give some thought on how to deal with a possible he who must not be named for president. atika shubert, cnn>> here's an election that's not causing controversy... who is america's top dog?? it came down to the lab and the german shepard... see which pup came out on top. plus... this is being touted as the first of its kind... see how the

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we now know what caused a power outage at the westgate that left hundreds of casino guests in the dark last week. officals say a faulty transformer's to blame the clark county fire department says an old transformer started smoking late thursday

distributes electricity to different parts of the hotel. the power went out everywhere on the casino floor except the sports book. when firefighters investigated, they found water around that transformer. " "this one had a little bit of corrosion to it a little bit of wetness in there from a leakage in and round the area - leakage of water - fluids."" the transformer was replaced, and the westgate was fully functional by friday afternoon. china marks the end of the new year with a spectacular light show. attended the annual lantern festival yesterday, marking the last days of chinese new year celebrations. thousands of lanterns lit up the night sky including a 65 foot lantern in the shape of a monkey... to honor the year of the monkey. the bellagio's

botanical garden is still decked out for the chinese new year. there's evertything from an 18-foot-tall chinese money tree to monkeys reaching for peaches falling from the sky. the spectacular display will be up through march 12th. one of six f-a-a drone testing sites, is coming to boulder city! drone-port will be the first of its kind in the country. the aerodrome site will offer training, repairs, and pilot certification. people with hobby drones will be able to fly them on racing courses. the site is 50 acres, and it will generate its own solar power to operate its facility. construction will finish in about three years... but five acres are

good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. cooler temperatures arrive today with an increase in gusts to 30 mph. we'll see a high of just 64 degrees today that will be one degree below average. we'll drop the gusts and see 68 wednesday, then 74 thursday. we'll shoot up to 77 on friday, with mid to upper 70s for the weekend with a light breeze. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive

your drive accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk the animal foundation is 'spaying it forward' for world spay day! offering hundreds of free spay and neuter appointments to help control the pet population. this latest special is already seeing a lot of support from the community. today's appointments have already filled up, so they are offering four- hundred appointments for future use. it seems like america just can't get enough of the labrador retriever. the breed named top dog for the twenty-fifth year in a row. the american kennel club says the dogs are

they're great family dogs. "the lab is so popular because of its temperament. it gets along great with families. it's easy to socialize. it's super smart. so a novice can successfully train it and it comes in it's great for an active family. if you like to swim, it can swim. so it checks all the boxes when you're looking for a dog to add to your family.'' the german shepherd snagged the number two spot. only four breeds have ever claimed the a-k-c top spot... the labrador, poodle, beagle, and the cocker spaniel. some people are taking their love for labs a little they're growing fingernails. we'll try to questions. plus... a man... a fish... and a tall piece of glass...

t with a bizarre new "thing"... i don't pretend to understand fashion trends... i can barely get dressed most days... but this one is

putting fur on their fingernails... this debuted during new york fashion week and now it's become a thing... you ladies crack me up... most of you wax and shave all your hair off... but now it's cool to have furry fingernails?? i don't get it... i did find one guy who thinks having some extra hair is kind of sexy. (teen wolf) we may have just found the greatest athlete alive... it's not lebron... bryce harper... or even lionel messi... it's a cat. i'm not even kidding... this cat is amazing... first watch it dive out of that tree and tackle a dog... it gets better... watch that little furball get away... sprint to the tree... and climb right back up there... the combination of speed... agility and ferocity is incredible... this cat should have its own nike ad campaign... impressive. finally... the sport of hockey has some quirky traditions... including one involving fish. sometimes fans

ice... i'm not really but they do... that's what this do... problem is the guy can't get it up there... he keeps trying though... dropping it again... the fans start laughing at him... eventually he gets that big boy over the glass... and the crowd cheers... the guy went back to his seat... the fish became part of the after game team meal. ((anchor chat)) if you're thinking about what to have for dinner tonight... you may want to hold off until you hear our next story... "may i help you get your first bite? no, no no, no! it's too

the stern warning for parents.. on how not to make dinner cute--after the break. a tiny bunny, gets

life...thanks to the kind hearted people at

this little guys was found half frozen outside a barn. after a few days of care...his health started to improve.. but wasn't moving his legs. it was then that vets realized he was paralyzed. instead of putting him down, the team at overlook acres made him a make- shift wheel chair. he's now as happy as can be--whizzing around with his new set of wheels. ok parents.. here's an important lesson! never...and we mean never.. make food too cute to eat! "this is just too cute....i want it to stay with a smile" this adorable

bring himself to eat his dinner... all because it's too cute! his mother gently coaches him to eat the meal.. even asks if she can mess it up so it's not cute anymore.. he has a point though--that smiley face really is too cute to eat. let's take a look at what's ahead on fox five news this morning. ((closed captioning will resume shortly)) ((closed captioning will resume shortly)) it's caucus day... ai.. this time republicans get their crack at electing our next president... we'll get you set up for what will be a very busy day.

man accused in a deadly shooting near the las vegas strip. what we're now learning about his lengthy criminal history and what he says happened that night. good morning i'm dave hall. and i'm maria silva. welcome to fox5 news this morning. we continue to follow a developing story near nellis airforce base. police are on the scene of a homicide investigation... fox5 shannon moore is live at las vegas boulevard north and craig with the latest. we are still waiting to hear from metro - quite a few officers out here on the scene.. csi just arrived. they have the entire parking lot of the nellis suites blocked off - this location, directly across from nellis air force based we're told no one is allowed in or out of the parking lot at this time. we don't have too much information about what exactly happened -- officers confirming there was a homicide. it happened around 2:40 this morning - the victim, a male. transported from the scene to the

as soon as we get an update we'll let you know. police investigating homicide n. las vegas blvd. & craig 1 man killed now lets check in with cassandra jones with a quick look at your tuesday forecast. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. cooler temperatures arrive today with an increase in gusts to 30 mph. we'll see a high of just 64 degrees today that will be one degree

drop the gusts and then 74 thursday. we'll shoot up to 77 on friday, with mid weekend with a light breeze. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk it's caucus day

it's going to be a jam packed day full of rallies... the first one starts in just a few hours. marco rubio is hosting a rally at the silverton this morning. doors open at 7. the rally starts at 8 rubio has a personal connection to nevada, spending 6 years of his childhood here. he has also picked up an endorsement from jeb bush who dropped out of the race this weekend. it may not matter though... donald trump was way ahead in the most recent polls... and is expected to carry the state tonight. "we have strong voters... that nobody else is going to be able to do." that same poll showing rubio at 19 percent, texas senator ted cruz at 17 percent with dr ben carson and ohio governor john kasich trailing in the single digits.

until 5pm tonight - results aren't expected until after 9. all the candidates will be ping ponging across the state trying to squeeze out all the support they can. again the rubio rally is at the silverton casino at 8 this morning. doors open at 7am. leiutenant governor mark hutchison will join supporters at celebration for its happening at 9 p-m at dom demarco's pizzeria charleston. 8:30. doctor ben town hall meeting this morning at sun city summerlin. carson will address the crowd from 10 to 11:30 a-m inside the mountain shadows community center. doors open at 8 a-m. following the town hall meeting... carson is hosting a luncheon across town at the red rock country club. the luncheon goes from noon to 1:30 in the afternoon. make sure you register for the event on doctor carson's website. front runner donald trump will start his day up in northern nevada speaking at a rally in sparks... trump will then fly back to vegas for his caucus watch party tonight.

o'clock inside the treasure island ballroom. doors there open at 5:30. senator ted cruz is working around the clock to get republican voters before tonight's caucus. illegal his efforts to protect american jobs yesterday at durango hills community center. here today, because our country is in crisis. because we're bankrupting our kids and grandkids. because our constitutional rights are under assault every single day." nevada attorney general adam laxalt is joining senator cruz on his tour of the silver state. cruz will attend rallies in minden and carson city today before he heads back to las vegas for a party at the y-m-c-a. both events are free. at 8 o'clock tonight, cruz will be back in las vegas for an election results party at the y-m- c-a on meadows lane. doors open at 8. at least one republican

caucusing here in nevada. congressman joe heck will not participate in tonight's event. says instead, heck will be "doing his job in washington heck also has not endorsed a candidate. he told fox5 none of the candidates checked all of his important issues. make sure to tune in to fox five news at five for the "first in the west" republican we'll have live coverage from the candidates local caucus headquarters and of the night. for a look at our full election coverage... head over to fox5vegas dot com and click on elections under the news tab. the clark county coroner has identified the woman who's body was found in a laundry chute at the d casino and hotel downtown. the coroner's office says its 26-year-old kalli medina-brown from the sacramento, california area. according to daily mail... the legal secretary was in town celebrating her upcoming 27th birthday when she was found

she was dead by the time help arrived. homicide detectives are investigating how her body end up there, calling her death suspicious. medina-brown's death was shocking news to her loved ones back home, who had this to say about her. "cali was just a sweet kind all around great person who would talk to anyone whether it was a child or an old person. she just had a wonderful heart and soul." medina-brown was a legal assistant at a firm in folsom. the suspect in friday's deadly shooting near the strip is due before a judge tomorrow morning. yesterday police released more information about the suspect, omar talley's lengthy criminal record. fox5's christina maddela has a look at the police report.

talley. they say he started fighting with jerraud jackson in the parking garage. there was a fight on the 3rd floor of miracle mile parking garage involving 2 females up to 4 males that's when security broke up the fight. jackson and two women go into one car. police tell us tally got in his car and followed. on one part of the video, there is a man with a gun, drawing that conclusion that led up to the shooting investigators say the man with the gun is talley, they think he pointed it an one of the women in the other car. a few minutes later, officers tell us shots were fired from tally's car at harmon west of the 15. in this exclusive video, you can see the scene friday morning as emergency crews closed off the street. that's where one woman was found shot, laying in the street. people heard the shots, i don't have an actual witness to the shooting from there, the car, with jackson in the passenger seat, drove to the cosmopolitan hotel valet.

the other woman in the car, both who had been shot. the two women died, jackson survived. christine maddela fox5 local las vegas>> talley told police he was drunk and under the influence of marijuana at the time. he continues to maintain his innocence, saying he took a cab to the strip and actually tried to break up the fight at the miracle mile parking garage. the victims have been identified as 27 year old melissa mendoza and jennifer chicas, both from california we all know clark county is facing a teacher shortage... but it's also a problem in other parts of the country. clark county and the 'american association of colleges for teacher education' met at u-n-l-v yesterday to discuss solutions to the problem. clark county's shortage is partially due to the increasing number of students entering the district. to bring in more teachers... c-c-s-d is offering more than two dozen different ways to get licensed. "the goal of that was to create

and accessability that qualified people who are interested in pursuing a career in education aren't restricted because of rigid curricula." we have information on how you can start a teaching career on the links page of our website, fox5 vegas dot com. coming up in our health headlines... new guidelines when it comes to colonoscopies. why canadian health experts now say some people shouldn't be screened the new findings, next. how is this for a sign of the times... you can buy stuff with a selfie... we'll tell you

good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. cooler temperatures arrive today with an increase in gusts to 30 mph. we'll see a high of just 64 degrees today that will be one degree below average. we'll drop the gusts and see 68 wednesday, then 74 thursday. we'll shoot up to 77 on friday, with mid to upper 70s for the weekend with a light breeze.

your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news

n-h-p spent several hours on the scene of a blue diamond. we're told one person died and another had to be airlifted to the hospital. the 5-vehicle crash happened just before six last night, at blue diamond and the state route 159 turn off. take a look at the photo n-h-p sent us from the scene. three of the vehicles involved were motorcycles. the other two were cars. troopers say one of the motorcycles crossed over into oncoming traffic, triggering the crash. all roads in the area have reopened. a street on las vegas boulevard will be renamed in honor of the king of rock and roll. the county says its changing riviera boulevard's name to elvis presley way. it is not clear when the change will officially take place. the new elvis presley way will run from the strip to paradise .. in front of the westgate. elvis performed 645 shows there..

international and then the las vegas hilton. in today's health news... health officials in canada are advising against colonoscopies for some people. the "canadian task force on preventive health" released an advisory, saying adults between 50 and 74, who are low risk and symptom free should instead be screened with a special kind of blood test every two years. or have a procedure known as flexible sig- moy-dos-copy, a procedure done every ten years. it's important to note that health offical here in the u.s still recommend a colonoscopy every ten years. fewer teens and young women are becoming infected with h-p-v. the c-d-c says infections from the sexually- transmitted "human papilloma-virus" are down 64- percent in teens. all because more people are getting vaccinated. infections among women in their early twenties is also down by a third but researchers

rates are currently still too low. a new study says drinking three to five alcoholic drinks per week.. may be good for your heart. researchers analyzed more than sixty thousand people.. they say those who reported having three to five drinks a week-- had a 33-percent lower risk of heart failure... but it's important to note here... the team says they saw an increased risk of death from certain cardiovascular diseases... when people drank more than five drinks a week.. all in moderation! selfies have become part of our every day life. and now... mastercard wants to use those personal snapshots to help prevent fraud. mary moloney shows us how it would work in today's consumer watch.

selfies and fingerprint scans are safer than typed passwords. especially since many of our passwords are easy for scammers to guess. if you want to use your pic to pay -- download the mastercard identity check app. it has you take a selfie each time you buy something online. your face or fingerprint will be scanned to prove it's you spending the money -- and not a scammer. but you won't be able to use the same picture over and over. mastercard makes you blink -- to show that you are taking that pic as you shop. the fingerprint scan is a little easier. especially if you have a new iphone with the technology already built in. but it's not just mastercard that's looking for new ways to prevent fraud. if you have an hsbc account -- you will soon be able to use your fingerprint and voice to access money. and mastercard is researching ways to use your heartbeat and scans of your eyes to authenticate purchases. this could be the future of protecting online shoppers from fraud. for consumer watch -- i'm mary moloney.>> the pigs were

that's the defense of a pig farm in north las vegas.. plus viewers give us their take on the recent violence on the strip... one caller says its time for it to stop. the rant is coming up! ((closed captioning will resume

we got ran saturday... people were frustrated at the disorganization and the common refrain: why aren't we a primary state lucy sent us this picture of what she calls caucus overnight friday.. two women were killed in a shooting on the strip

latest in a number of violent acts on the strip and you're telling us it needs to stop! send us your rants to the rant at fox5vegas.com or

controlling the pet population. how you can get your pet spayed or neutered for free. we've got the details. divisive... stupid... a disgrace... these harsh words weren't said by donald trump... they were said about trump... and who said them... may

"he just lays in the crib, he opens his eyes but we can't really tell if he sees yet." "completely different baby." a baby boy is fighting for his life after police say he was abused by a woman caring for him. his family's message to other parents. police are searching for gunman suspected

to death in a hotel parking lot overnight. what police say led up to the shooting. republicans voters getting ready to caucus in nevada. and the candidates are busy traveling all over the state in hopes of getting their votes. we begin with an deadly shooting in phoenix, arizona. police say three people are dead after a family of four was shot and their home was set on fire. officials aren't sure what led to the incident. we'll continue to follow this story throughout the morning. now lets check in cassandra jones has a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. cooler temperatures arrive today with an increase in gusts to 30 mph. we'll see a high of just 64 degrees today that will be one degree below average. we'll drop the gusts and see 68 wednesday, then 74 thursday. we'll shoot up to 77 on friday, with mid

light breeze. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes back to the news desk police on the

homicide investigation... fox5 shannon moore has been at las vegas bouvlevard north and craig all morning long. she brings us the latest. metro interviewing witnesses out here at the scene -- they tell us the victim is a white male in his 20's - a fight apparently broke out around 2:30 this morning in the parking lot of the nellis suits. police say the suspect fired multiple shots - hitting the victim - he was taken to the hospital where he later died. investigators believe the shooter actually knew the victim - they were acquaintances of some sort -- saying this was not a random act of violence -- the suspect came here looking for the victim -- ans though they don't know exactly what the argument was over - its believed it may have had something to do w a car that had some damage to it. officers are now looking for the suspect whom police say took off in a dark 90's jetta w gold rims and arizona plates. they

but will not be releasing that info at this time . now officers are not letting anyone in or out of the parking lot. just to recap -- they don't believe this was a random shooting. they didn't have any evidence to suggest it was gang related -- they say they'll be out here for several more hours though they hope to reopen the lot so folks can get to work this morning. bail was set at 25-thousand dollars for the local father who's 12-year-old son shot and killed himself. 31-year-old odin manuel is facing child abuse charges because police say the gun the boy used was too easily accessible. "he had firearm in house it was loaded. child got a hold it wasn't properly locked up and now we have dead 12 year old because of his defendant action." a defender for manuel argued bail should be set low, so manuel could provide for

mourn the loss of his son. if manuel posts bail, he will be placed on house arrest. manuel is due back in court tomorrow. in another courtroom... lawyers debated with a judge over the questionairre that will be presented to a jury before deciding if javier righetti should be sentenced to death for killing 15-year-old alyssa otremba. the arbor view high school sophomore was walking home from a friend's house, when she was kidnapped, tortured and killed. righetti has pleaded guilty to the murder. a baby boy remains hospitalized after police say he was abused by the woman his parents trusted to care for him. the boy's parents say he was hurt almost three months ago and has had several surgeries since, the most recent, just last night. fox5's miguel martinez valle spoke to the victim's family.

woman caring for him dropped him into his playpenut of frustration, and left him brain damaged... " he just lays in the crib, he opens his eyes but we can't really tell if he sees yet" in the three months since his injuries, he's had 6 surgeries... his parents say doctors don't know how well he'll be able to recover... "completely different baby" the lopez's had trusted jonathan to smiley faces daycare, and while the facility was unlicensed, it was the same place their other two children were cared for. but when the owner left on a family emergency, their baby stayed in the hands of alejandra robles, a complete stranger... " wedo feel guilt, that we trusted someone so much with our children, with our baby." robles is now in jail for child abuse and neglect, she is one of two child abuse cases north las vegas police announced last week... the other involved cynthia lavender, a child care worker now facing charges of child abuse and murder for the death of a 5-month old.

always try to touch bases..." licensed daycare professionals say while a license wont guarantee absolute safety, it does guarantee a passed background check, stress management classes, and unannounced inspections... "always make sure that the facility is licensed, its not an 100 percent safety net, but it is important." for the lopez's, robles lack of training caused their child his health... now they hope justice makes her pay for her abuse... " i dont think any punishment is going to be enough, this is jonathan life that she robbed, miguel martinez valle fox5 local las vegas>> police say neither of the women arrested had a recorded history of child protective service calls. the lopez family is waiting to hear the results of baby jonathan's latest cat scan. you can donate to their cause on go fund me by

jonathan's road to recovery." the page has collected more than 82-hundred dollars in donations toward the 20-thousand dollar goal. in national news, bill cosby's wife, camille, gave her deposition in his civil trial. "cammarata says: "she's his wife, she's, um... she has the ability to live with him, be with him, understand to the nature and the extent of his relationships, camille cosby gave her hotel in boston... behind a black curtain with tight security. the case was brought on by seven women who are accusing cosby of sexual assault yesterday's testimony comes after cosby filed a countersuit against the women. in more national news... the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage in michigan waives his right to self incrimination--and confesses! year-old jason dalton is an uber driver - and

adjuster. on saturday night..he allegedly went on what appears to be a random shooting spree..that claimed the lives of six people. michigan officers say he's already confessed to his crimes. his motive though, is still unknown. some uber passengers say that in the middle of the shootings... he continued to give rides. mellen says : "we got a mile from my house and then he got a telephone call and after he got that telephone call he started driving really erratically. we were running stop signs." mellen says: "and when we came to a stop, i jumped out the car and ran away." counts of murder. of attempted michigan does not have the death penalty. if found guilty... each murder charge carries a mandatory life sentence. it's a big day for the republican caucus is today... and rallies start in just a few hours. donald trump is

polls right now. a recent cnn poll shows he's ahead with 45 percent support... followed by rubio at 19% and cruz at 17% lagging behind, dr. ben carson with 7 percent support and ohio governor john kasich at 5 percent nevada republicans will caucus in about 10 and a half hours from now. registered republicans can start throwing their support behind the candidate of their choice starting at 5 o'clock. the deadline to register has already passed. we have a pretty good idea of what americans think of donald trump... but what about people around the world. the possibility of trump becoming president isn't sitting well with a number of world leaders. cnn's atika shubert has more on the international war of words.

republican nominee. world leaders deal with a possible president trump? here's what they've said so far. "divisive, stupid and wrong." said british prime minister david cameron when trump wanted to ban muslims from travelling to the us. and the "great wall" illegal mexican immigrants out of the u.s.? pope francis called it "not christian". "enormous ignorance" and "irresponsible" is how mexican president enrique pena nieto described trump's wall. even his former business partner, prince alwaleed of saudi arabia - who says he bailed trump out of at least two financial transactions, in which trump was underwater. - called the donald "a disgrace". trump's response: he called the prince, "dopey." the only world leader with a kind word for trump has been russian president vladimir putin: "a very colourful and talented man" putin said of trump. that may be, but even harry potter creator jk rowling had denounced

but now with trump the leading republican contender world leaders may actually have to give some thought on how to deal with a possible he who must not be named for president. atika shubert, cnn>> here's an election that's not causing controversy... who is america's top dog?? it came down to the lab and the german shepard... see which pup came out on top. "they laugh at us, our enemies laugh at us, but they see waterboarding and they chop off heads, they think we are soo stupid, you have no idea. i much like my head, i don't want to see it removed." i don't blame you... donald trump has a new opponent... game of thrones... ((music))

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fiji is just beginning the clean up process after that devastating cyclone. on tuesday, people were handed out relief supplies. fiji's government says getting help to remote islands and communities remains a top priority. the powerful cyclone --- tore through the region on saturday... with winds reaching 177 miles per hour., thousands of homes were destroyed. more than 45- hundred people are displaced. and at least 29- people have died. officials say the storm is the strongest in fiji's recorded history. giant waves are washing over the roads in honolulu, and some are carrying big rocks with them. take a look. the water prompting officials to close a 12-mile stretch of highway... only emergency vehicles, city buses, and residents are allowed to pass. department of transportation workers are cleaning up debris left by the waves.

the icy waters of the antarctic ocean. the icy waters of the antarctic ocean. this is what scientists face when traveling to the u-s government's research facility. employees from the detroit zoological society are currently there to study npenguins. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. cooler temperatures arrive today with an increase in gusts to high of just 64 degrees today that will be one degree below average. we'll see 68 wednesday, we'll shoot up to 77 on friday, with mid to upper 70s for the weekend with a light breeze. good morning. your fox5 traffic

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your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk the animal foundation is 'spaying it forward' for world spay day! the shelter is offering hundreds of free spay and neuter appointments to help control the pet population. this latest special is already seeing a lot of support from the community. today's appointments have already filled up, so they are offering four-

appointments for future use. it seems like america just can't get enough of the labrador retriever. the breed named top dog for the twenty-fifth year in a row. the american kennel club says the dogs are popular because they're great family dogs. "the lab is so popular because of its temperament. it gets along great with families. it's easy to socialize. it's super smart. so a novice can successfully train it and it comes in three fun colors. it's great for an active family. if you like to swim, it can swim. so it checks all the boxes when you're looking for a dog to add to your family.'' the german shepherd snagged the number two spot. only four breeds have ever claimed the a-k-c top spot... the labrador, poodle, beagle, and the cocker spaniel. trending this

important daily staple to some coffee drinkers, so one virginia barista is hoping to make one customers expirence a little easier. he is learning sign language to connect with a deaf customer. the customer was thrilled to see a slight change in service when he visited his local starbucks last week. he posted this picture to show how the cashier made an effort to learn american sign language to take his order celebrities... they're just like us. even kayne... he's a dad... and dads get tired. take look, kim kardashian posted this picture to instagram, she caught kanye sleeping with their daughter north in the nursery. and it didn't take long to for the internet to have some fun. one picture shows kim holding kanye and you know he says he's broke so one person made a

panhandling game of thrones is a great tv show on hbo... and they just added a new character. they call him trump. "the pope was in mexico...people are flooding across!" the video was put together in part by the australian broadcasting company. some of the biggest names in hollywood are strutting their stuff in downtown las vegas. "paparrazi's going wild, we got johnny depp, oh look, the donald, tina turner, elvis presley."

time, but i have cause i still look 35!" celebrity impersonators walked the red carpet yesterday at the 22nd annual "reel-awards" and "tribute artist convention" at the golden nugget. from britney spears to oprah to donald trump... the whole gang was there. the convention runs through thursday and is open to the public. stopping beggers in their tracks. the perfect cure to keep paws off your plate. jason feinberg joins us from the newsroom with a look at what's coming up in the next two hours. facebook has a new feautre that could replace the boring way we say happy birthday to our friends.

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we'll tell you what we know so far. the man accused of shooting 8 people...killing 6 of them in kalamazoo michigan...has admitted to the crime. we'll tell you what charges jason dalton is now facing. "he's walking out like big high-fives, smiling, laughing - like to punch him in the face." trump remains cocky before the caucus. highlights from last night's speech at the southpoint... and the big voting event today. good morning i'm jason feinberg and i'm monica jackson welcome to fox5 jones joins us at the fox 5 forecast. cassandra jones with fox5. cooler temperatures arrive